Rank: 8

Cincinnati

Zip Code: 45248
Metro area: Cincinnati-Middletown
Population: 24,162
Top schools include: Oakdale Elementary School, John Foster Dulles Elementary School, Charles W. Springmyer Elementary School
Average school rating: 8.5
Median home value: $155,000
Metro area median home price: $125,000

Cincinnati, the state's third-largest city located, in the hills of the Ohio River Valley, is home to large corporations, a zoo, botanical garden, and downtown with a public gathering place known as Fountain Square. About 32% of households in the Zip Code have children, and the median household income is $84,825.